Undaunted Courage Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Undaunted Courage Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis named many of the new rivers he found after

2. Lewis travels extensively through the western frontiers in his position as

3. Winter at Fort Mandan was

4. Mriwether Lewis gathered his specimens by

5. Many outlying Mandan villages are abandoned due to

Short Essay Questions

1. What may have convinced Lewis and Clark that they needed to double their crew?

2. Why did it take so long for Lewis' keelboat to be built?

3. What is Lewis' plan at this point for the remainder of the trip?

4. Why was Lewis angry with Drouillard and Shields after seeing a young Indian?

5. Explain Lewis' realization when he was threatened by buffalo bulls, a bear and wolverines.

6. Given that he was an educated man, how can we account for Lewis' lack of spelling ability?

7. Why is Sacagawea's presence valuable to the expedition?

8. Why were the Captains' gifts considered insufficient by the Teton Sioux Indians?

9. What in Lewis' childhood may have contributed to his later accomplishments?

10. Discuss the large keelboat and its journey back to St. Louis.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research and write an exploratory essay on the Nez Perce Indians

1) The Nez Perce were favored by Lewis and Clark as being kind, generous and trustworthy.

2) Did the Nez Perce have any earlier history with, or prior reasons to trust the white men?

3) What was the ultimate disposition of their tribe? How did the US government deal with them? Is there a reservation? Is the tribe still in existence?

4) Research and describe the customs and traditions in the Nez Perce culture.

Essay Topic 2

Lewis and Clark witness a Sioux "scalp dance" on the upper Missouri.

1) Why was the scalp dance being performed at this time? What did it mean?

2) Did the Sioux find some kind of spiritual triumph in capturing prisoners of other tribes? What was the Sioux's philosophy regarding other tribes? Was their priority their land, hunting grounds, horses, or just power? How could another tribe offend them enough to get scalped?

3) How many bands, or different groups of Sioux were in the country at that time?

Essay Topic 3

Thomas Jefferson gave birth to the idea of an expedition to find the Northwest passage. Write a persuasive essay about any or all of the following:

1) Did Jefferson prove to be a fair weather friend to Lewis & Clark?

2) What did Jefferson do upon Lewis' return to help distribute his findings? Was Lewis properly credited?

3) Did Jefferson get what he wanted out of the expedition, besides the answer to his question about a waterway to the Pacific?

4) Jefferson claims to have known that Lewis had some mental illness all his life. Did he take any measures to help Lewis?

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